No. 2 – Blackwater Elite | |
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines |
February 12, 1993
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Mary's Academy of Midsayap |
College | Far Eastern University |
PBA draft | 2016 / Special draft |
Selected by the Blackwater Elite | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–present | Blackwater Elite |
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Rey Mark G. "Mac" Belo (born February 12, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Hailing from Midsayap, Cotabato, Belo was born on February 12, 1993. He attended St. Mary's Academy of Midsayap for his high school education and later entered the Far Eastern University for his collegiate studies.
During most of his college years, Belo played for his college's basketball team, the FEU Tamaraws which competes at the UAAP. Belo decided to skip UAAP Season 79 on his last year with FEU to focus with his career with the Philippines national basketball team
He was known for his buzzer beating 3-point winning shot against the De La Salle Green Archers in UAAP Season 77 that brought the FEU Tamaraws back to the finals for the first time since 2011 but would eventually lose in 3 games to the NU Bulldogs.
In UAAP Season 78, he was known for his second buzzer beating winning shot against the Ateneo Blue Eagles 76- 74 that brought FEU back to the finals for the second straight year. He was named the Finals MVP in Game 3 in their win against the UST Growling Tigers.
At the PBA D-League, he played for the Boracay Rum Waves and later with Phoenix-FEU Accelarators.
With Phoenix, Belo led his team to the finals of the 2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup and was named MVP of the tournament. He also broke a league record when he scored 41 points in a game against Caida Tile Masters.
Belo has played for the Philippines national basketball team in various international basketball tournaments such as the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the 2015 SEABA Championship, the 2016 SEABA Cup, and the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.